Television News

TV series "Seeker" looks to revive fantasy genre (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 12:48 AM CDT

Reuters - "Legend of the Seeker" is hoping to conjure up some ratings magic and revive a dormant genre when it debuts in syndication this weekend.

Thursday's late-night wrap-up of election jokes (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 11:51 PM CDT

AP - As the presidential campaign enters the home stretch, late-night TV hosts aren't letting up — and had plenty to say about Barack Obama's infomercial. A selection of jokes from Thursday:

Whitford reports for "Duty" at NBC again (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 10:56 PM CDT

Reuters - Former "West Wing" star Bradley Whitford is returning to NBC as star-producer of the comedy pilot "Off Duty."

TV producer Norman Lear enticing youth to polls (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 10:45 PM CDT

Reuters - Legendary television writer-producer Norman Lear -- whose credits range from "All in the Family" to "Sunday Dinner" -- has found a second calling.

Split-screen settlement for dueling TV viewers (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 10:23 PM CDT

Reuters - The classic dilemma: You are home for the evening. You wish to watch, say, a comedy, on TV, but a family member would rather watch something else.

Bravo adds two fashion shows to catwalk (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 10:22 PM CDT

Reuters - With the future of "Project Runway" still unclear, Bravo has found a couple of projects that could take its place.

Hollywood weighs impact of election (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 10:20 PM CDT

Reuters - Jay Leno and David Letterman are rooting for the Republicans.

Obama boosts "Daily Show" to new record (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 09:47 PM CDT

Reuters - Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" pulled in its biggest audience ever Wednesday night.

"King of the Hill" dethroned at Fox (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 09:46 PM CDT

Reuters - Fox has opted not to renew the animated comedy "King of the Hill" beyond its current 13th season.

Did ABC Just Cancel Pushing Daisies?! (E! Online)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 09:33 PM CDT

E! Online - No, no, no. A thousand times no.

Baseball's World Series scores lowest TV ratings ever (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 04:37 PM CDT

Reuters - Fox Sports got the lowest ever ratings for a World Series championship on television with its broadcast in the past week of the matchup between Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays.

View's Halloween: All the President's Women (E! Online)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:21 PM CDT

E! Online - It's politics as unusual for the ladies of The View.

World Series draws record-low TV ratings (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 06:34 PM CDT

AP - A small-market team and a short series often are guarantees of low television ratings for sports in this age of fractured audiences. The 2008 World Series added to that double whammy the disjointing impact of a long rain delay and a suspended game.

Casting Couch: Sho'nuff! Jackson Enters the Dragon (E! Online)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 12:08 PM CDT

E! Online - We already know Samuel L. Jackson is a bad motherf-----. But who knew he possessed the power of the glow?

Nielsen: 33.6 million watch Obama's infomercial (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 06:28 PM CDT

AP - Nielsen Media Research estimated that 33.6 million people watched Barack Obama's half-hour television commercial Wednesday night.

What's on Obama Tonight? (E! Online)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 06:38 PM CDT

E! Online - Barack Obama better not be relying on the votes of Knight Rider fans.

Police official: Hudson nephew likely died in SUV (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 06:17 PM CDT

AP - Detectives believe the 7-year-old nephew of Jennifer Hudson was probably shot in the sport-utility vehicle where his body was later found, a police official said Thursday.